Grigory Smirnov

Grigory Smirnov
Shpilevaya/Smirnov at the 2016−17 JGP Final
Personal information
Native name	Григорий Сергеевич Смирнов
Full name	Grigory Sergeyevich Smirnov
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 20) Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Partner	Anastasia Shpilevaya
Former partner	Yulia Borisova, Valeria Neyman
Coach	Alexander Svinin, Irina Zhuk
Choreographer	Alena Samarskaia
Former choreographer	Alexander Svinin, Irina Zhuk
Skating club	Moscow UOR 4
Training locations	Moscow
Began skating	2002
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	152.66 2017 Junior Worlds
Short dance	63.26 2017 Junior Worlds
Free dance	90.62 2016 JGP Japan
Medal record Representing  Russia Figure skating: Ice dancing Winter Youth Olympics 2016 Lillehammer Ice dancing

Grigory Sergeyevich Smirnov (Russian: Григорий Сергеевич Смирнов, born 1 April 1997) is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With partner Anastasia Shpilevaya, he is the 2016 Youth Olympic champion and 2017 Russian junior national champion.

Grigory Sergeyevich Smirnov was born on 1 April 1997 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. He resides in Moscow.

Smirnov began learning to skate in 2002. He competed with Yulia Borisova in the 2010–11 season and with Valeria Neyman in 2011–12.

Smirnov teamed up with Anastasia Shpilevaya ahead of the 2012–13 season. Competing on the junior level, they placed fifth at the Ice Challenge and won silver at the Pavel Roman Memorial. The following season, they qualified for the 2014 Russian Junior Championships, where they finished 7th.

Shpilevaya/Smirnov received their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments in the 2014–15 season. They won bronze in late August at the JGP in Courchevel, France, but finished 9th the following month in Tallinn, Estonia. The two placed fifth at the 2015 Russian Junior Championships.